Movie review – Saint #5 – “The Saint Takes Over” (1940) **

Sanders, Wendy Barrie and Jonathan Hale are back for another adventure. It starts well with Sanders saving a pretty lady from card sharks – who he then goes the grope on deck. But it’s ok since he sends her a corsage afterwards, and besides she’s looking for the Saint. Both Barrie and Sanders are interested in wiping out some gangsters – then it gets bogged down and the result is a flat entry. The one decent thing is the ending - Barrie actually kills some, which means she’s going to have to die herself – actually quite a moving moment. That still doesn’t change the fact that they should have cast a better actor than Barrie. Badly needed to be set in an interesting location or something. No names in the support cast, either.